Community Organizations

The Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) provides a community context for the environmental health sciences research occurring within the Center and supports the Center’s goal to translate its research into public health policy and community capacity.

MRI Study of Pollutants’ Effect on Developing Brain Reveals Widespread Losses in White Matter Linked With ADHD
NEW YORK (March 25, 2015)—Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public… Read More »

March 9, 2015 -- Unhealthy weight gain in pregnancy has been linked with infant size and body composition but until now little was known about its long-term association with childhood obesity among low-income and multi-ethnic youth. For the first time,… Read More »

Breathing Dirty Air During Pregnancy Raises Odds of Childhood ADHD-Related Behavior Problems
NEW YORK (Nov. 5, 2014)—Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH, a component of air pollution, raises the odds of behavior problems… Read More »

Center director Dr. Frederica Perera and Dr. Patrick Kinney published an op-ed in LiveScience on May 8th. The op-ed highlights the importance of prioritizing children's health in the discussion of climate change and fossil fuel.
Read it online 0r download… Read More »

-- Decreased exposure to air pollution associated with increases in key protein in brain development –
Decreased exposure to air pollution in utero is linked with improved childhood developmental and higher levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor… Read More »